NanoPC

Users Manual

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Version:

Users Manual V1.0 for NanoPC.

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Note:

Refers to important information that can help you to use NanoPC better, and
tells you how to avoid problems.

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Before using this product, please read the below safety notice carefully, this will help to
extend the products lifecycle, and work normally.

When NanoPC is working, please make sure its ventilation system is working.
The power adapter is dissipating heat during normal use, please be sure not to cover
it and keep it away from your body to prevent discomfort or injury by heat exposure.
Please use the power adapter that comes with the products package, wrong power
adapter may damage your device.
Make sure all the peripherals are properly connected before using NanoPC.
This product should only be used in an environment with ambient temperatures
between 0C and 40C.
Always shut down the computer before installing or uninstalling the peripheral which
does not support hot plug.
Disconnect all peripherals before servicing or disassembling this equipment.
Please do not disassemble this product by yourself, any disassembly not approved
by the original manufacturer may result in malfunction, and void warranty.
Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type, please dispose of used
batteries according to the instructions.

Package Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
1-1 Front Side View....................................................................................................... 2
1-2 Back Side View........................................................................................................ 4
NanoPC

Seat Base

VESA Mount

Placement and connecting

2-1 Placement of NanoPC............................................................................................ 7
Erected on the desk.................................................................................................. 7
Installing to Display................................................................................................... 7
2-2 Connection of NanoPC......................................................................................... 10
Connect display....................................................................................................... 10

Power Adapter

Power Cord

Easy Guide

Connect USB devices............................................................................................. 11

Connect network cable............................................................................................ 11
Connect power cord................................................................................................ 12

BIOS Setup
Enter BIOS Setup........................................................................................................ 14
Main............................................................................................................................. 15
USB Flash Disk

Screws and Mini PCIe Half

Card Support Bracket

Advanced..................................................................................................................... 16
DVI-VGA Adapter

Boot............................................................................................................................. 18
Security........................................................................................................................ 20
Save & Exit.................................................................................................................. 21

We DO NOT guarantee it is in compliance with the Safety Certificates if you add on an

extension cable to NanoPC USB Flash Disk in the package.

Install OS
4-1 Install Windows 7/8................................................................................................ 24
4-2 Install Drivers......................................................................................................... 28

Utility
Fox WINFLASH........................................................................................................... 30
1. Local Update....................................................................................................... 30
2. About & Help....................................................................................................... 32

Introduction
Front Side View
Back Side View

INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

1-1 Front Side View

Power button with Power indicator LED

Press to turn your NanoPC on or off, the LED can indicate your system
states.

Speaker

USB 3.0 port

This USB port supports the USB 3.0/2.0/1.0 specification. Use this port for
USB devices such as keyboard, mouse, USB printer, USB flash drives and
hard disk drives, etc.
You need to install the USB 3.0 driver in NanoPC USB Disk before using it.

Multi-Function card reader

This memory card reader supports SD/SDHC/MS/MS Pro/MMC memory
cards used in devices like digital cameras, mobile phones, Media players
and so on.

Microphone / SPDIF in port

Connects to a microphone or playback devices with optical connectors
(3.5mm jack).
SPDIF function requires additional adapter and adapter cable.

Headphone
Connects to a headphone.

Kensington lock
Attach a Kensington security system or a compatible security lock to secure
your NanoPC in place.

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INTRODUCTION

1-2 Back Side View

DVI

DVI port
Connect monitor or TV that uses DVI connector to this port.
By using the DVI to VGA adapter that comes with your product, you can also
connect a VGA-compatible devices such as a monitor or projector.

HDMI

HDMI port
The HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) port supports Full-HD
display devices.
Connect monitor or TV that uses HDMI connector to this port.

RJ-45 LAN port

Supports 10/100/1000Mb/s Ethernet network.
Connect network cable to access Internet.

Line out / SPDIF out port

Connects to powered analog speakers or recording devices with optical
connectors (3.5mm jack).
SPDIF function requires additional adapter and adapter cable.

Power input port

Connect power cord that come with your product.

USB 2.0 port

This USB port supports the USB 2.0/1.0 specification. Use this port for USB
devices such as keyboard, mouse, USB printer, USB flash drives and hard
disk drives, etc.

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2-1 Placement of NanoPC
Erected on the desk

1. Place your NanoPC into the groove of the Seat Base.

Placement
and
connecting
Placement of NanoPC
Connection of NanoPC

Installing to Display

1. Assemble one side of the VESA mount.

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2. Fasten it onto the display with four screws.

3. Fit the NanoPC into the VESA mount in the correct alignment.

PLACEMENT AND CONNECTING

4. Install the other side of the VESA mount.

To fasten the VESA mount, your display must comply with VESA75 or VESA100
standard.

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PLACEMENT AND CONNECTING

2-2 Connection of NanoPC

Connect USB devices

Connect display

Connect a display or TV that has HDMI port or DVI / VGA port to your NanoPC.
You can connect a VGA display to the DVI port by using the DVI-VGA adapter.

Connect USB devices to the USB ports, for example, mouse, keyboard devices.
There are two USB 3.0 ports on the front side of your NanoPC, you need to install the USB 3.0 driver
in NanoPC USB disk before using them.

Connect network cable

Connect one end of a network cable to the RJ-45 LAN port, and the other end to a hub or
switch.

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Please use the customized DVI-VGA Adapter that comes with your NanoPC to get a
higher resolution on your VGA display.
You could have access to display adjustment for some HDTV or HD display
connected via HDMI port by using the scaling function in AMD VISION Engine
Center, a utility, which is available after the installation of AMD Chipset Driver. And
you can initiate this utility by first right-clicking on Desktop and selecting it, then
further choosing Scaling Options(Digital Flat-Panel) in My Digital Flat-Panels.

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Connect power cord
Connect the power adapter to the power input port of the NanoPC, and then press the power button to
start it.

BIOS Setup
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The power adapter is dissipating heat during normal use, please do not cover it and
keep it away from your body to prevent injury from heat exposure.

Enter BIOS Setup

Main
Advanced
Boot
Security
Save & Exit

BIOS SETUP
Enter BIOS Setup

BIOS SETUP
Main

The BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and software, correctly setting up the BIOS parameters is critical to maintain optimal system performance. Power on the computer, when the message
Press <Del> or <F2> to enter setup. Press <F11> to enter boot menu.
appears at the bottom of the screen, you can press <Del> or <F2> key to enter Setup.

Main

We do not suggest that you change the default values in the BIOS Setup, and we shall
not be responsible for any damage which resulted from the change you made.

Use the arrow right/left keys to select a specific function and go to the submenu. Each function is explained below:
Main
It displays the basic system configuration, such as CPU Name, memory size, system date, time and
so on. They all can be viewed or set up through this menu.
Advanced
The advanced system features can be set up through this menu.
Boot
Boot features can be set up through this menu. You can set the boot device priority and enable Quiet
Boot feature here.
Security
The Administrator/User password can be set up through this menu to prevent unauthorized use of
your computer. If you set a password, the system will ask you to key in correct password before boot
or access to Setup.
Save&Exit
The optimal performance settings can be loaded through this menu. However, it may offer better
performance in some ways (such as less I/O cards, less memory ...etc.), still, it may cause problem
if you have more memory or I/O cards installed. It means, if your system loading is heavy, set to
optimal default may sometimes come out an unstable system. What you need now is to adjust BIOS
setting one by one, trial and error, to find out the best setting for your current system. You also can
save or discard the changes and exit BIOS setup here.
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Aptio Setup Utility

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Advanced Boot Security Save & Exit

BIOS Information

BIOS Vendor
American Megatrends
BIOS Build Date
10/26/2012 13:37:02
Embedded Control Version
12.F1.03
System BIOS Version
C72F1P02

CPU Information
AMD C-70 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics
Processor Speed
1000 MHz
Microcode Revision
500010d
Memory Information
Total Memory

2048 MB (DDR3 1066)

System Date [Fri 10/26/2012]

System Time
[14:21:24]

Access Level

Set the Date. Use Tab to

switch between Date elements.

Administrator

: Select Screen
: Select Item
Enter: Select
+/-: Change Opt.
F1: General Help
F2: Previous Values
F3: Optimized Defaults
F4: Save & Exit
ESC: Exit

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System Date
<weekday><month><date> <year> format.
Dayweekday from Sun. to Sat., this message is automatically displayed by BIOS (Read Only).
Monthmonth from 1 to 12.
Datedate from 1 to 31.
Yearyear, set up by users.
Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-] to input the value.
System Time
This item allows you to configure the desired time. Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a
field. Use [+] or [-] to input the value.
The three fields of the setting are <hour> : <minute> : <second> respectively.
Access Level
It displays your current access level. If you enter system with a user password, it will display User. If
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BIOS SETUP

no password is set or you enter system with administrator password, this item will display
Administrator.

Advanced
Main

Aptio Setup Utility

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Advanced Boot Security Save & Exit
Advanced

SATA Mode
Deep Sleep Support
USB 2.0 Port S3 Wakeup
LAN / USB 3.0 Port S3 Wakeup
Restore on AC Power Loss
Supporting C6 power state
Integrated GPU UMA Frame Buffer

[AHCI Mode]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Last State]
[Disabled]
[Auto]

Select the SATA Mode

Option:
(1) IDE Mode
(2) AHCI Mode

: Select Screen
: Select Item
Enter: Select
+/-: Change Opt.
F1: General Help
F2: Previous Values
F3: Optimized Defaults
F4: Save & Exit
ESC: Exit

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you can select IDE option to have fair performance, or you can select AHCI to get its best
performance.

AHCI mode is not available under Windows XP, please select IDE mode.

Deep Sleep Support

This item is used to enable or disable Deep Sleep Support function. When entering deep sleep
mode system(S4/S5) only can wake up from power button.
USB 2.0 Port S3 Wakeup
This item is used to enable/disable the USB 2.0 device(s) to generate a wake up from S3 state.
LAN / USB 3.0 Port S3 Wakeup
This item is used to enable/disable the LAN/USB 3.0 device(s) to generate a wake up from S3 state.
Restore on AC Power Loss
This item is used to set which state the PC will take with when it resumes after an AC power loss.
Supporting C6 Power state
This item is used to enable or disable the supporting C6 power state.
Integrated GPU UMA Frame Buffer
Allocates system memory for use as video memory to ensure the most efficient use of available
resources for maximum 2D/3D graphics performance.
This is a memory allocation method addition to the Unified Memory Architecture (UMA) concept,
wherein a static amount of page-locked graphics memory is allocated during driver initialization. This
fixed amount of memory will provide the user with a guaranteed graphics memory at all times, and will
no longer be available to the OS.

SATA Mode
This item is used to set the operation mode of your SATA ports.
[IDE Mode] - This configures the SATA ports to support IDE mode.
[AHCI Mode] - The Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) specification describes the register
level interface for a Host Controller for Serial ATA. The specification includes a description of the
hardware/software interface between system software and the host controller hardware. AHCI
provides more advanced features including SATA features, but some SATA drives may not support
AHCI, unless they are labeled with AHCI support in its specification.
If your motherboard supporting AHCI, and you have a SATA device, which also supports AHCI, then
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BIOS SETUP

Boot
Main

Aptio Setup Utility

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Advanced Boot
Boot Security Save & Exit

Boot Configuration
Bootup NumLock State
Quiet Boot
Fast Boot
Lanch CSM
Lanch LAN OpROM policy
Built-in EFI Shell Support

[On]

[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Do not launch]
[Disabled]

Select the keyboard NumLock

state

Built-in EFI Shell Support

This item is used to control whether the Built-in EFI Shell appears in the Boot Option.
You can set the Built-in EFI Shell option boot priority in Boot Option Priorities listing when this item
is set to [Enabled].
Boot Option Priorities
These items are used to set the system boot order.

Boot Option Priorities

: Select Screen
: Select Item
Enter: Select
+/-: Change Opt.
F1: General Help
F2: Previous Values
F3: Optimized Defaults
F4: Save & Exit
ESC: Exit

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Bootup Numlock State
This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started. The available
settings are: On (default) and Off.
Quiet Boot
This item is used to enable/disable the quiet boot.
[Disabled] : Displays the normal POST messages.
[Enabled] : Displays OEM customer logo instead of POST messages.
Fast Boot
While Enabled, this option allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting, this will shorten the time
needed to boot the system.
Launch CSM
This item controls if CSM will be launched.
Launch LAN OpROM policy
This item controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy PXE OpROM.

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BIOS SETUP

Security

Save & Exit

Main

Password Description

Set Administrator Password

Aptio Setup Utility

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Advanced Boot Security Save
Save && Exit
Exit

Save Changes and Exit

Discard Changes and Exit
Save Changes and Reset
Discard Changed and Reset

Set Administrator Password

Save Option
Save Changes
Discard Changes
Restore Defaults
Save as User Defaults
Restore User Defaults
Boot Override

: Select Screen
: Select Item
Enter: Select
+/-: Change Opt.
F1: General Help
F2: Previous Values
F3: Optimized Defaults
F4: Save & Exit
ESC: Exit

: Select Screen
: Select Item
Enter: Select
+/-: Change Opt.
F1: General Help
F2: Previous Values
F3: Optimized Defaults
F4: Save & Exit
ESC: Exit

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Administrator Password
This item is used to install or change administrator password.
After you input administrator password, it then will ask you to confirm the password.
User Password
This item is used to install or change user password.

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If ONLY the Administrator's paeeword is set,

then this only limits access to Setup and is
only asked for when entering Setup.
If ONLY the user's password is set, then this
is a power on password and must be entered to
boot or enter Setup. In Setup the user will
have Administrator right.
The password length must be
in the following range:
Minimum length
4
maximum length
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Administrator Password
User Password

Main

Aptio Setup Utility

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Advanced Boot Security Save & Exit

Save Changes and Exit

If you select this option and press <Enter>, a message will be displayed in the screen.
Select [Yes] to save your changes and exit, select [No] or <ESC> to return to the main menu.
Discard Changes and Exit
If you select this option and press <Enter>, a message will be displayed in the screen.
Select [Yes] to exit setup utility without saving your modifications, select [No] or <ESC> to return to
the main menu.
Save Changes and Reset
If you select this option and press <Enter>, a message will be displayed in the screen.
Select [Yes] to save your changes and reset computer, select [No] or <ESC> to return to the main
menu.
Discard Changes and Reset
If you select this option and press <Enter>, a message will be displayed in the screen.
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Select [Yes] to exit setup utility and reset computer without saving your modifications, select [No] or
<ESC> to return to the main menu.
Save Changes
If you select this option and press <Enter>, a message will be displayed in the center of the screen.
Select [Yes] to save your changes, select [No] or <ESC> to return to the main menu.
Discard Changes
If you select this option and press <Enter>, a message will be displayed in the center of the screen.
Select [Yes] to discard your modifications, select [No] or <ESC> to return to the main menu.
Restore Defaults
Optimal defaults are the best settings of this motherboard.
Always load the Optimal defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values.
Select this option and press Enter, it will pop out a dialogue box to let you load the defaults. Select
<Yes> and then press <Enter> to load the defaults. Select <No> and press <Enter>, it will not load.
By this default, BIOS have set the optimal performance parameters of system to improve the performances
of system components. But if the optimal performance parameters to be set cannot be supported by
your hardware devices (for example, too many expansion cards were installed), the system might fail
to work.
Save as User Defaults
If you select this option and press <Enter>, a message will be displayed in the screen.
Select [Yes] to save the changes done so far as user defaults, select [No] or <ESC> to return to the
main menu.
Restore User Defaults
If you select this option and press <Enter>, a message will be displayed in the screen.
Select [Yes] to restore/load the user defaults to all the setup options, select [No] or <ESC> to return to
the main menu.
Boot Override
BIOS auto detect the presence of connected devices, select the device you want to boot from and
press <Enter>, then the system will directly boot from the selected devices.

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Install OS
Install Windows 7/8
Install Drivers

INSTALL OS

INSTALL OS

What kinds of hardware and software you need here:

1. Windows 7/8 Install USB Disk / USB DVD-ROM drive and Windows 7/8 Install CD (Other purchase)
2. NanoPC USB Flash Disk (In this package)

Windows 7(32-bit/64-bit) and Windows 8(32-bit) cant be installed when Launch CSM is
set to Disabled in the BIOS setup.

4-1 Install Windows 7/8

1. Connect the Windows 7/8 Install USB Disk (or USB DVD-ROM drive) to one USB port of NanoPC.
2. Press power on button to turn on your computer.
3. Put the Windows 7/8 Install CD into the USB DVD-ROM drive if you use the USB DVD-ROM drive.
4. Computer will choose the boot device by BIOS default and start loading the files for installing the OS.
Please press <Del> or <F2> key to enter BIOS Setup if you want to change the first boot
device for installing the OS.
5. When the installation windows popup, set the related items and click Next to continue, then click
Install now button to start the setup.
6. When the license terms appear, choose accept and click Next to continue.
7. It will then ask you to select the installation type. Click Custom (advanced) to install a new copy of
Windows.

8. The setup will the display the hard disk partitions (160GB, in this example) of your system. If there
were other systems (such as Linux) installed previously, you need select them and click Drive options
(advanced) to delete them. When all partitions are clean, setup will display the biggest size of your
hard drive.

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INSTALL OS

9. In the hard disk size screen, you can click the new button to create partitions as you need.
In this example we are creating a 70GB partition to install Windows. Make your modifications and
click Apply.

10. The setup program will then start to install Windows 7/8 on your hard disk. During the installation,
your computer will restart several times.

To ensure that all Windows features work correctly, Windows might create additional partitions for
system files. So you will see a 100MB partition reserved by system after you create a partition. Select
the 70GB partition and click Next to continue.

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11. When the installation is complete, setup will prepare your computer for its first use. You can then
follow the steps to select system settings, create an account, set a password...etc, until the whole
process is completed.

4-2 Install Drivers

1. When the Windows 7/8 is completely installed, you have to install the necessary drivers before using
the NanoPC. Connect the NanoPC USB Flash Disk to your system.
2. Waiting for a few seconds, the main menu will be displayed on the screen.

Utility
Fox WINFLASH

3. Use these options to install all the drivers for your system. You must click "AMD Chipset Driver" to
install it first. After that, you can click One Click Setup and then choose the items you want to install,
or you can click on each individual driver to install it manually.
4. After installing all the drivers, you need to restart your NanoPC, then you can start using it.

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UTILITY

UTILITY

Fox WINFLASH

1-2 Local Update - Backup BIOS

This page can back up your system BIOS. You can click Backup BIOS, and key in a file name, then
click Save to finish the backup operation. The extension of this backup file is .ROM for AMI BIOS.
Make sure you can remember the file name together with the directory which it is stored, prevented
that you may need them to recover your BIOS later.

Fox WINFLASH is a useful utility to backup and update your system BIOS.
Supporting Operating Systems:
Windows XP (32-bit/64-bit)
Windows 7 (32-bit/64-bit)
Windows 8 (32-bit/64-bit)

1. Local Update

1-1 Local Update - BIOS Information

This page lets you know your system BIOS information.
Minimum
Exit

Key in a BIOS name

Click to Save

Toolbar
Show current BIOS
information

1-3 Local Update - Update BIOS

This page helps you to update your BIOS from a local file. After click Update BIOS, An alert
message will be displayed to ensure if you really want to continue, click Yes to confirm. A setup
wizard will guide you to load a local BIOS file to finish the operation. You must remember from which
directory to load your new BIOS file (with an extension of .ROM for AMI BIOS) before the setup
wizard starts.

Note: BIOS Size 32Mb = 32M bit = 4M Byte

BIOS Size 16Mb = 16M bit = 2M Byte
Please refer to the physical motherboard for details.
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Statement:
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

2. About & Help

This page shows some information about Fox WINFLASH.

Warning:
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION INTERFERENCE STATEMENT
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is

connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help.
Caution:
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the grantee of this device could void the
users authority to operate the equipment.
RF exposure warning:
This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with provided instructions and the
antenna(s) used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least
20cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna
or transmitter. End-users and installers must be provide with antenna installation instructions and
transmitter operating conditions for satisfying RF exposure compliance.

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Warning statement for Europe:

Also, put in the manual which directive to fulfil and also which countries to sell the product.
Example of a text to tell which directive has been fulfilled:
Hereby, Foxconn, declares that this AT-5000 Series is in compliance with the essential requirements
and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC.